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- 2 minutes ago
- Forum: Coffee Roasting
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Pain points in the life of a roaster/specialty coffee enjoyer
Roasting in the winter. It really sucks standing in the freezing windy cold in the dark at the edge of the garage. Luckily it was a fairly mild winter but man is that not fun
- 4 minutes ago
- Forum: Coffee Brewing
- Replies: 16
- Views: 218
Moka pot question about the amount of coffee in the filter basket
It's always interesting to hear what Lucio has to say on the subject of moka pots. One other thing about reducing the dose is that you'll either have a weaker, waterier coffee or by filling the bottom with less water you'll change the brew profile (time and temperature). That's not to say it won't work. The standard advice
- 6 minutes ago
- Forum: Repairs, Restorations & Mods
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Brasilia club - boiler keep pushing out gasket
Or maybe the boiler is completely full and the safety valve is stuck?
- 6 minutes ago
- Forum: Tips and Techniques
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Puck Screens Too Small for Straight-Wall Basket?
Keep in mind that those holes may not be channeling holes during extraction. Are you seeing blonding around the edges of the basket when you are pulling a shot? When you end the shot you violently release pressure backwards so I've never found any real use in looking at post pull puck for diagnosis with the exception of if
- 21 minutes ago
- Forum: Espresso Machines
- Replies: 5
- Views: 79
Help me figure out this model Astoria Argenta - AEP/2N
The pressurestat you are adjusting is to set the steam boiler. Somewhere around 1-1.5 bar is typical. HX machines need a flush routine to manage brew temperature. See, for example, "HX Love - Managing the Brew Temperature" I would give the machine at least 45 minutes or even an hour to warm up. Just because the boiler is at
- 53 minutes ago
- Forum: Repairs, Restorations & Mods
- Replies: 0
- Views: 13
Lelit Bianca sudden event and issue
Pulled a shot and steamed milk for a latte. All functioned fine and results were perfect. Steam pressure good. Grouphead pressure good at the gauge. Boiler temp. good. Minutes later while making 2nd Latte, grouphead pressure dropped amid pull, steam pressure dropped and steam and water filled the drip tray under pressure through the little spout (I don't know
- 55 minutes ago
- Forum: Coffees
- Replies: 127
- Views: 9774
- 1 hour ago
- Forum: Repairs, Restorations & Mods
- Replies: 2
- Views: 18
Brasilia club - boiler keep pushing out gasket
Sounds like the boiler's probably warped. Un-even tension on the screws is allowing it to separate enough for the gasket to herniate. I would assume it's not worth fixing, but if you can find a perfect condition boiler, it's your call
- 1 hour ago
- Forum: Coffee Brewing
- Replies: 8
- Views: 269
Filter 2.1 brewing (Decent DE1)
The basket used with the V60 is for "Filter 1.x" and Scott Rao largely moved on to the 2.x style because of inconsistency. There's a YouTube or other video of Rao himself doing a Filter 2.1 brew, I'll see if I can find it. Give it a try, though! The description on the DE1 guides you as to what
- 1 hour ago
- Forum: Grinders
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Pietro by Fiorenzato - vertical flat-burr manual grinders
Really? My EK doesn't to that to that degree. It doesn't take as long to accumulate as with my EK and it is not fine powder as with my EK. I'll take a picture when I get a weeks worth of grinding in there (I just cleaned it)